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peter alexander with more. >> reporter: for mitt romney, be very clear. this was supposed to be a risk averse trip overseas as campaign advisers put it to us, this is a chance for romney to listen and learn. again this morning romney is getting it in the ear loud and clear. from the british folks. they were not impressed with his comments about the preparedness for the games. check this out in local headlines. it reads mitt the twit. as romney wraps up his stop here in the uk, he's hoping tonight's festivities will wash away some of the hard feelings. as mitt romney looks forward to tonight's opening ceremony -- >> governor, did you intend to criticize the way london prepared for these games. >> reporter: he's hoping to avert the political firestorm he sparked when he spoke with brian williams and was asked if london is ready for the olympic games. >> it's hard to know how it will turn out. it's disconcerting the story about the private security game not having enough people, the strike of the customs official. that's not encouraging. >> british reporters
peter alexander with more. >> reporter: for mitt romney, be very clear. this was supposed to be a risk averse trip overseas as campaign advisers put it to us, this is a chance for romney to listen and learn. again this morning romney is getting it in the ear loud and clear. from the british folks. they were not impressed with his comments about the preparedness for the games. check this out in local headlines. it reads mitt the twit. as romney wraps up his stop here in the uk, he's hoping...
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last night romney and at the convention to greet his wife ann after her prime time address. speaking of her husband, she said this is the man america needs. in his keynote address, new jersey governor chris christie said it is time to end what he calls an era of absentee leadership in the white house. can you watch nbc's prime time coverage of the republican national convention including paul ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech. that's tonight at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. a new book from navy s.e.a.l. is raising questions about the raid that took down osama bin laden and whether it was intended to capture or kill the terror leader according to the associated press. the military was concerned the book may reveal classified information but officials say while it may describe navy s.e.a.l. tactics it includes no deep military secrets. meantime the release date has been moved up. "no easy day" will hit bookstores next week. >>> important news for parents with flu starting next week. the cdc is warning children with neurological disabilities are at an
last night romney and at the convention to greet his wife ann after her prime time address. speaking of her husband, she said this is the man america needs. in his keynote address, new jersey governor chris christie said it is time to end what he calls an era of absentee leadership in the white house. can you watch nbc's prime time coverage of the republican national convention including paul ryan's vice presidential acceptance speech. that's tonight at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on...
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who are you going to support for president, mitt romney or barack obama? >> barack obama? >> that's right. >> she's voting for moraco obama. >> i'm putting together a whole scrapbook of the 2012 campaign, and i don't -- i have these great pictures from the two debates. do you know which debate was which? >> cute, jon. >> all right. that does it for us for the moment. can you go to today.com and vote on which pumpkin is most realistic. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] born from the naturally sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. new nectresse. we're spreading the word about honey bunches of oats fruit blends and their unique taste combinations. like peach/raspberry. with one flavor in the granola bunch and one on the flake. two flavors. in harmony. honey bunches of oa
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in other words, to treat this ticket as if it's the ryan/romney ticket as opposed to the romney/ryan ticket. >> you know, it's mitt romney that made the choice to run with paul ryan. he had already embraced what was an extreme budget. listen, i think paul ryan is a nice guy. in fact, paul ryan is one of those guys when you meet him, he's really nice. that's why it's so disappointing his views are so extreme. romney had already embraced the ryan budget and then he doubled down on that embrace by choosing him as his running mate. so when it comes to making sure, for me as a mom, that my kids have a good education, that the families that i represent can ensure that their future is one that has investments in head start and education and health care, and a bright future so that everybody can live the american dream. barack obama and joe biden have been fighting for that. mitt romney and paul ryan want to take us back to a time when only the millionaires and billionaires are successful and hopefully that largesse will trickle down. that's what crashed the economy. we don't need to hear th
in other words, to treat this ticket as if it's the ryan/romney ticket as opposed to the romney/ryan ticket. >> you know, it's mitt romney that made the choice to run with paul ryan. he had already embraced what was an extreme budget. listen, i think paul ryan is a nice guy. in fact, paul ryan is one of those guys when you meet him, he's really nice. that's why it's so disappointing his views are so extreme. romney had already embraced the ryan budget and then he doubled down on that...
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we know governor romney has been practicing for months. i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than he's putting into these debates so i expect he'll be prepared and red and will be strong in these debates and we have to be ready as well. >> sounds like you're trying to lower expectations for your guy. >> no, no, just telling you the facts. just rosting the facts like you do on the "today" show. >> david axelrod, thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> here's willie. >>> if you tried flying american airlines over the past week, you may be among the thousands of passengers who have experienced maddening delays. it all has to do with a labor dispute between american and its pilots union. nbc's tom costello is at reagan national airport in washington for us. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hi, willie, good morning to you. you know, american airlines is in bankruptcy proceedings. it has imposed tough benefit cuts on its employees. pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, and now the airline says pilots' sick leave is up ov
we know governor romney has been practicing for months. i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than he's putting into these debates so i expect he'll be prepared and red and will be strong in these debates and we have to be ready as well. >> sounds like you're trying to lower expectations for your guy. >> no, no, just telling you the facts. just rosting the facts like you do on the "today" show. >> david axelrod, thank you very much. >> thank...
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the obama campaign responded by noting that romney made nearly identical comments back in 2007 when he also said washington must be changed from the outside. >>> american airlines customers are dealing with an increase in cancelled and delayed flights. the nation's third largest carrier blames the problems on pilots calling in sick and crew members filing maintenance requests. the pilots union, however, blames company mismanagement and old aircraft. american has cut jobs and benefits it is a reorganizes under bankruptcy protection. >>> the payoff has arrived this morning for iphone fans around the world who waited patiently outside apple stores for the new iphone 5 to go on sale. millions have already been ordered online. well, despite some well publicized glitches with the mapping software, apple is expected to ship 10 million iphone 5s by the end of the month. >>> new york city police have released hotel surveillance video of the incident that led to lindsay lohan's arrest on a hit-and-run charge. lohan was driving her suv on a parking ramp when she apparently hit a bystander. her sp
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do you think there's something to that in romney is standing by his team. >> i'm not surprised romney standing by his team. rupert murdoch is good at many things but i'm not sure strategy is the thing. they have run a cautious campaign but have a cautious candidate. there's not a lot to complain about. they got him nominated in a party manifestly to his right, after implementing in massachusetts a health care plan like the one president obama implemented nationally. yet they have unified the conservative base, they are close to this president. they have a shot. they know where to fight and they are raising money in a very robust way so they can be competitive all the way through election day. >> let's talk about jobs. on friday the all important june jobs report numbers will come out. forecasters are saying there could be about 100,000 jobs created, although those forecasts have been somewhat overestimated in the past. if that number does stand, is that a win for president obama? is it enough? >> no, it's better than the last couple of months, which have been under 100,000. these numb
do you think there's something to that in romney is standing by his team. >> i'm not surprised romney standing by his team. rupert murdoch is good at many things but i'm not sure strategy is the thing. they have run a cautious campaign but have a cautious candidate. there's not a lot to complain about. they got him nominated in a party manifestly to his right, after implementing in massachusetts a health care plan like the one president obama implemented nationally. yet they have unified...
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ryan said he and romney can get the economy growing again. and a proposal that was anything but political. rnc production manager bradley come ton dropped to one knee and proposed to his girl friend laura bowman and she said yes. you can see mitt romney as he says yes to his party's nomination, tonight during nbc's coverage of the republican national convention. >> two international service members were killed this morning in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. the crash comes one day after an afghan wearing an army uniform killed three other nato service members, all of them australians. >> another sign that the west nile virus is spreading. health officials say cases of the virus are now up 40% since last week. so far at least -- 1,590 cases have been reported leading to at least 66 deaths and this could become the worst year ever for the mosquito-borne disease. >> the man charged in the shooting of trayvon martin will get a new judge to preside over the trial. they argued that lester had made negative comments about zimmermann's ch
ryan said he and romney can get the economy growing again. and a proposal that was anything but political. rnc production manager bradley come ton dropped to one knee and proposed to his girl friend laura bowman and she said yes. you can see mitt romney as he says yes to his party's nomination, tonight during nbc's coverage of the republican national convention. >> two international service members were killed this morning in a helicopter crash in southern afghanistan. the crash comes one...
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will it be make or break for mitt romney? we've got our political dream team of brokaw, gregory and todd all here to weigh in this morning. >>> all right. and then on thursday you'll remember david goggins kicked off his "guinness world record" attempts to do most powellups in 24 hours. well, there's been a significant develop overnight, and we will talk to david about it coming up. >>> but we want to begin with that deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis. nbc's kevin tibbles is there. kevin, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, witnesses say the alleged 36-year-old shooter may have been fired from his job here at the accent sign company behind me yesterday morning. it turned an afternoon very tragic when he opened fire on fellow employees. by the time he was done, five were dead, including the shooter himself, who turned the gun on himself. a woman living near this sign company late thursday afternoon says one worker took shelter in her home for about 30 minutes. >> he came running up the side of the front, the
will it be make or break for mitt romney? we've got our political dream team of brokaw, gregory and todd all here to weigh in this morning. >>> all right. and then on thursday you'll remember david goggins kicked off his "guinness world record" attempts to do most powellups in 24 hours. well, there's been a significant develop overnight, and we will talk to david about it coming up. >>> but we want to begin with that deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis....
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romney shared a few secrets of his own. he'd pick gene hackman to play him in a movie, michelle pfeiffer for his wife. his guilty pleasure, peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk, and it turns out the 65-year-old knows his reality tv. >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> had a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten, lost weight and she's energetic, i mean, just her spark plug personality is kind of fun. >> and what might be considered a tmi moment, romney revealed what he wears to bed. >> i'd say the best answer is as little as possible. what do you think, dear in. >> still can't get over the fact he's a snooki fan. romney hasn't held a public campaign rally since last friday, another one last week in miami, and we will be there for that. yesterday his campaign advisers spent much of the day yesterday trying to reassure donors, and it appears to be working, matt. they raised more than $6 million in two events yesterday alone. >> all right. peter alexander in salt lake city. peter, thanks. it's now five after the hour. here
romney shared a few secrets of his own. he'd pick gene hackman to play him in a movie, michelle pfeiffer for his wife. his guilty pleasure, peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk, and it turns out the 65-year-old knows his reality tv. >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> had a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten, lost weight and she's energetic, i mean, just her spark plug personality is kind of fun. >> and what might be considered a tmi moment, romney revealed what...
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romney. >> peter, thanks very much. let's get a check of the top stories of the moment from here in london and back in new york as well. we've got natalie morales on the set. natalie, take it away. >> good morning, matt. good morning, everyone. one of the alleged victims of the accused sex abuser jerry sandusky has filed suit. ron has the latest from state college, pennsylvania. good morning, ron. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. we're outside the football stadium and the place where legendary coach paterno's statue was until it was removed last week. paterno was criticized for not doing more in the case of this young man, victim number two, who was attacked in the penn state shower. we still don't know who he is. he's keeping his identity secret but he's speaking out through his attorney about how he was abused by jerry sandusky. >> you know, there's nothing really to hide. if you want, give me a call. all right. take care. love you. hope you get this message. thanks. >> reporter: a voice
romney. >> peter, thanks very much. let's get a check of the top stories of the moment from here in london and back in new york as well. we've got natalie morales on the set. natalie, take it away. >> good morning, matt. good morning, everyone. one of the alleged victims of the accused sex abuser jerry sandusky has filed suit. ron has the latest from state college, pennsylvania. good morning, ron. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. we're outside the football stadium and the...
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romney might be a flawed attacker on health care. house and senate races, that's another story. >>> let's talk about chief justice john roberts. tom brokaw, not many people saw this coming. what do you make of this nixon-china alignment with liberals on the court. >> i'm the last person who would try to read the mind of the chief justice or anyone for that matter. conventional wisdom was mandates would get knocked out and kennedy would be the swing voter in all this. the supreme court by 3-1 say mandates go. now chief justice shows up. i do think it lowered the temperature about the debate about the politicization of the court. that's a good thing about the company however you feel about the decisions they are making. >> california, you don't think we'll see -- >> i just like to say one more thing if i can. chuck and i were really very flattered this morning to see those crowds out there to hear us talk about health care. >> we always have to increase security when you're here. >> have us back more often. >> chucked to, tom brokaw, t
romney might be a flawed attacker on health care. house and senate races, that's another story. >>> let's talk about chief justice john roberts. tom brokaw, not many people saw this coming. what do you make of this nixon-china alignment with liberals on the court. >> i'm the last person who would try to read the mind of the chief justice or anyone for that matter. conventional wisdom was mandates would get knocked out and kennedy would be the swing voter in all this. the supreme...
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but mitt romney needed some definition. okay, there was this sense -- you could feel it over the last three or four weeks that the campaign was becoming too much about mitt romney, the person. he was never going to win a personality contest with president obama. that he needed to relaunch the campaign and focus it on something else. focus it on issues if you will. the pick of ryan will do that. but there is downside and there's downside because of the issue of medicare. >> david, as you know, the polls have obama leading anywhere between seven and nine points. how important right now is it for romney to ignite that part of his base that hasn't really been excited about him, they have been lukewarm. the tea party, the fiscal conservatives. does this ignite that? >> i think so. they're really opposed to president obama's re-election and mitt romney has that going for him, but there's a reservoir of suspicion about him. whether he's a true conservative has dogged him and continues even now. look, this is still a campaign. it i
but mitt romney needed some definition. okay, there was this sense -- you could feel it over the last three or four weeks that the campaign was becoming too much about mitt romney, the person. he was never going to win a personality contest with president obama. that he needed to relaunch the campaign and focus it on something else. focus it on issues if you will. the pick of ryan will do that. but there is downside and there's downside because of the issue of medicare. >> david, as you...
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. >>> after criticizing president obama's response to the violence overseas, mitt romney refocuses on the economy today as he campaigns in ohio. meanwhile, the president is greeting u.s. olympic and paralympic athletes at the white house. on tuesday he'll attend a fund-raiser in new york hosted by pop stars beyonce and jay-z. >>> new york city has enacted the nation's first ever ban on sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. mayor michael bloomberg blasted high-calorie drinks for the role in the american obesity epidemic, but the large drinks can still be purchased from convenience stores and supermarkets that are not covered by the ban. >>> a whole week without school for some 350,000 students in chicago as the teachers strike there enters its fifth day. the union gathers this afternoon and is expected to vote on whether or not to approve the deal. the u.s. has launched a rocket carrying a classified satellite. the atlas 5 rocket was launched thursday evening from vanderburg air force base in central california. the mission is being described only as being in support of na
. >>> after criticizing president obama's response to the violence overseas, mitt romney refocuses on the economy today as he campaigns in ohio. meanwhile, the president is greeting u.s. olympic and paralympic athletes at the white house. on tuesday he'll attend a fund-raiser in new york hosted by pop stars beyonce and jay-z. >>> new york city has enacted the nation's first ever ban on sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. mayor michael bloomberg blasted...
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round one, romney. an energetic mitt romney comes out firing with a strong performance in the first presidential debate. >> virtually everything he said about my tax plan is inaccurate. your title as a president, you own an airplane and a house, but not your own facts. >> the president did not seem to on his game. can one night change the race? >>> "today" exclusive, matt's rare and revealing interview with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg, how does he deal with the spotlight? and does he take responsibility for his company's recent struggles? >> the question i ask myself and i hear over and over, if a company has a billion customers, how can they not be killing it making money? >> that answer as the social network reaches a major milestone today. >>> and remember the school bus monitor taunted by middle schoolers. what she's doing to turn her story into something positive today, thursday, october 4th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on this thurs
round one, romney. an energetic mitt romney comes out firing with a strong performance in the first presidential debate. >> virtually everything he said about my tax plan is inaccurate. your title as a president, you own an airplane and a house, but not your own facts. >> the president did not seem to on his game. can one night change the race? >>> "today" exclusive, matt's rare and revealing interview with facebook ceo mark zuckerberg, how does he deal with the...
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what if it isn't a win tonight for mitt romney? >> well look, then it is -- there's no overstating the importance of this. it throws the entire nomination proce pr pro-wide open. you will have republican donors calling for a couple of things. number one, immediate changes in staffing, strategy, infrastructure, all those things. and the second would be possibly start making phone calls to other republicans. again, there would be a full-on panic because you could see santorum, a win tonight in michigan and he could just ride momentum and sweep super tuesday and suddenly romney would be behind. >> and david, the other part, the other side of that question is what would a victory do for rick santorum? >> well, a victory or even a close, a narrow defeat, his team is already preparing for that, to make the argument that they do have some momentum on their side here, that they were able to force a close contest in michigan. they can ride the wave of strong support among ultraconservatives, make the moral case, go into super tuesday in the
what if it isn't a win tonight for mitt romney? >> well look, then it is -- there's no overstating the importance of this. it throws the entire nomination proce pr pro-wide open. you will have republican donors calling for a couple of things. number one, immediate changes in staffing, strategy, infrastructure, all those things. and the second would be possibly start making phone calls to other republicans. again, there would be a full-on panic because you could see santorum, a win tonight...
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and it's a state where romney was born and raised. but in recent days, ann, romney campaign had been referring to their candidate as the underdog. but early this morning, a senior adviser tells me they feel strongly they are in good shape, ahead of both michigan and arizona. >> peter alexander this morning, thank you. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. men, good morning. >> good morning. let's get to what you say was a missed opportunity for mitt romney last night, david, he was asked to identify the biggest misconception about him. what did he need to say? >> well i think it was an opportunity for him to deal with this credibility deficit that he has with conservatives and talk about why that's a misconception. talk about a business record. talk about a record that he believed shows fiscal conservatism. instead, i think he sounded a bit defensive. saying that he'll answer the questions the way he wants to. these debates are about moments, he
and it's a state where romney was born and raised. but in recent days, ann, romney campaign had been referring to their candidate as the underdog. but early this morning, a senior adviser tells me they feel strongly they are in good shape, ahead of both michigan and arizona. >> peter alexander this morning, thank you. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. men, good morning. >> good...
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also today, gop presidential candidate mitt romney drops by nbc's education nation summit. that's where nbc's peter alexander is this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you at the united nations today. president obama will confront unrest in the middle east in the muslim world specifically, warning of what he will call forces that would drive us apart, and while the debates are still eight days away, the differences between these two candidates on foreign policy are now taking center stage. in the must-win battleground of colorado monday, mitt romney previewed his foreign policy arguments against the president. >> he said the developments in the middle east are bumps in the road. yeah, that was my reaction. bumps in the road? we had -- we had an ambassador assassinated. these are not bumps in the road. these are human lives. >> the white house called that assault desperate and offensive. romney was attacking the president's comments on "60 minutes" describing recent unrest in the middle east. >> but i was pretty certain and continue to be pr
also today, gop presidential candidate mitt romney drops by nbc's education nation summit. that's where nbc's peter alexander is this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning to you at the united nations today. president obama will confront unrest in the middle east in the muslim world specifically, warning of what he will call forces that would drive us apart, and while the debates are still eight days away, the differences between these two candidates on foreign...
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has endorsed romney for president. the endorsement hours before romney squared off against other republican candidates at a debate in new hampshire. he said there could have been a meltddown of the financial system had an action had to be taken. >>> president obama's vowing to keep fighting for his proposed jobs bill after the bill failed to survive a crucial test vote tuesday in the senate. the measure fell short of the 60 votes needed to move it forward. the president says he will now work to pass individual components of the bill, and earlier on "today," vice president joe biden said people are hurting and something needs to be done. >>> the state department has issued a worldwide travel alert warning americans of the potential for terrorist attacks against u.s. interests. the alert followed accusations that two iranian government agents plotted to assassinate saudi arabia yes, sir ambassaam bassor's to the u.s. >>> an israeli captured five years ago may soon be freed. this morning a cabinet agreed to free more than
has endorsed romney for president. the endorsement hours before romney squared off against other republican candidates at a debate in new hampshire. he said there could have been a meltddown of the financial system had an action had to be taken. >>> president obama's vowing to keep fighting for his proposed jobs bill after the bill failed to survive a crucial test vote tuesday in the senate. the measure fell short of the 60 votes needed to move it forward. the president says he will...
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can mitt romney use that to his advantage. can he look at voters and say which president obama is in the room right now, the way that president obama is probably going to say to voters which mitt romney is in the room, the conservative or the moderate? >> sure, absolutely, and president obama has to be very careful not to overcompensate after the bad first performance by coming out tonight by being too negative, being too hot. if he does that it could backfire badly with a very small group of voters that are going to decide this election. >> here's what obama is now saying on the campaign trail. he's saying, quote, after running for more than a year in which he called himself severely conservative mitt romney is trying to convince you he was severely kidding. how does mitt romney answer that question why have you moved to the middle tonight? >> i don't think he has to answer that question. >> i think he does. >> i think the one thing that everybody in this country knows is that mitt romney has had a flexibility were his positi
can mitt romney use that to his advantage. can he look at voters and say which president obama is in the room right now, the way that president obama is probably going to say to voters which mitt romney is in the room, the conservative or the moderate? >> sure, absolutely, and president obama has to be very careful not to overcompensate after the bad first performance by coming out tonight by being too negative, being too hot. if he does that it could backfire badly with a very small...
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as for mitt romney he's trying to convince skeptics about his taxes. mitt romney got a brief reprieve from persistent questions about his taxes thanks to his picking paul ryan as his running mate. thursday it nipped at him once more. prompting the former governor to respond to holding tax returns because he didn't pay tax returns. >> i did go back and look. i never paid less than 13%. so pay taxes every single year. >> reporter: it's the first substantial distraction from the campaign away from ryan's much discussed national debut on the stage, an announcement saturday a homecoming. this encounter with a protester come monday. the challenge thursday for president obama to bring the final medicare, a central attack point of ryan's controversial budget plan. >> you think raiding medicare to pay for obama care is an achievement? neither do i. >> reporter: paul's appointment as romney's number two has been met with tears from the right. cheers and jeers from the left, a hittable target. >> so far the challenge has been that romney's campaign wants to embra
as for mitt romney he's trying to convince skeptics about his taxes. mitt romney got a brief reprieve from persistent questions about his taxes thanks to his picking paul ryan as his running mate. thursday it nipped at him once more. prompting the former governor to respond to holding tax returns because he didn't pay tax returns. >> i did go back and look. i never paid less than 13%. so pay taxes every single year. >> reporter: it's the first substantial distraction from the...
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he delivered a soaring victory speech in which he pledged to meet with mitt romney and also to work harder to foster a spirit of bipartisanship by reaching across the aisle to work with republicans on deficit reduction, immigration reform and jobs, jobs, of course, were the number one issues for voters. the economy almost costing the president his re-election. he made it clear he got the message. >> a long campaign is now over. and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you, i have learned from you, and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: now the president also joked that unlike 2008 the first daughters will not be receiving a dog this year. on a more serious note though, a campaign official tells me that the very first phone call that president obama made after governor romney called him to concede was to former president bill clinton, of course, one of his top surrogates during this campaign season. the obamas will head back to the white house a little bit later on today. natalie? >> all right. kristen welker in chicago, thanks so much, kristen. >>> as the vote
he delivered a soaring victory speech in which he pledged to meet with mitt romney and also to work harder to foster a spirit of bipartisanship by reaching across the aisle to work with republicans on deficit reduction, immigration reform and jobs, jobs, of course, were the number one issues for voters. the economy almost costing the president his re-election. he made it clear he got the message. >> a long campaign is now over. and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to...
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then mitt romney comes back yesterday and says it is. what's going on inside the campaign, number one? number two, could this be a turning point? >> i don't know if it's a turning point. it gets at the fundamental weakness many conservatives believe mitt romney has always had which was rallying conservatives got republicans control of congress, health care, mitt romney was not in the ideal place for where the republican nominee for this republican party needs to be. and we saw that on monday and we saw that yesterday. and that is simply because the model for this health care plan is massachusetts. and you saw romney yesterday take pains -- he didn't really disagree with what eric fernstrom said to me but what he was trying to say is, look, i agreed with the dissent, the dissent said the mandate was not a tax, it said the mandate was not unconstitutional, i agree with the highest court in the land, i'll say what they say. he seems to be struggling with it. it's the most animated issue in the base of the republican party. this goes back to
then mitt romney comes back yesterday and says it is. what's going on inside the campaign, number one? number two, could this be a turning point? >> i don't know if it's a turning point. it gets at the fundamental weakness many conservatives believe mitt romney has always had which was rallying conservatives got republicans control of congress, health care, mitt romney was not in the ideal place for where the republican nominee for this republican party needs to be. and we saw that on...
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obviously mitt romney hasn't been able to do that very well lately. today he's going to try to shift attention back to the president's record, accusing president obama of giving political payoffs to some of his biggest donors as the president heads to texas on the fund-raising trip trying to keep up with the romney money machine. >> hello, cincinnati. >> reporter: president obama is ratcheting up his attacks. at the first town hall in ohio the president hammered mitt romney for tax policies that a new report says would encourage companies to outsource jobs. >> we don't need a president who plans to shift more jobs overseas or wants to give more tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas. >> reporter: the romney campaign calls that report biased, dishonest, linking it to an obama supporter. >> what does it say about a president whose record so is poor all he can do in this campaign is criticizes me. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, mitt romney has used every trick in the book. >> reporter: romney's aides insist americans aren't focused on his tax
obviously mitt romney hasn't been able to do that very well lately. today he's going to try to shift attention back to the president's record, accusing president obama of giving political payoffs to some of his biggest donors as the president heads to texas on the fund-raising trip trying to keep up with the romney money machine. >> hello, cincinnati. >> reporter: president obama is ratcheting up his attacks. at the first town hall in ohio the president hammered mitt romney for tax...
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that's tough for romney. they both face tough challenges. neither one is the complete candidate in terms of caring about us and being able to fix our problems. we haven't found mr. perfect in either candidates. >> chris, the president speaks late thursday night, friday morning we'll get job numbers for august. how much of his re-election chances pivot around those numbers. >> if he gives a barn burner, carl, 10:30 thursday night. then wets a higher unemployment rate friday that will crush his bounce. if, however, there's some good news. say, you're covering the economy, say 200,000 new jobs in the previous months, that will help his speech rise higher. it really has to be a double punch for him. he needs a good speech and he needs some good economic news friday morning. you're dead right. >> finally, chris, improving jobs numbers, are they a liability for romney or is there a counter argument to that? >> all elections come down to yes or no. you like the way things are going you vote for the incumbent. you don't like the way things are going
that's tough for romney. they both face tough challenges. neither one is the complete candidate in terms of caring about us and being able to fix our problems. we haven't found mr. perfect in either candidates. >> chris, the president speaks late thursday night, friday morning we'll get job numbers for august. how much of his re-election chances pivot around those numbers. >> if he gives a barn burner, carl, 10:30 thursday night. then wets a higher unemployment rate friday that will...
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mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's it's sesame street. >> this morning john mccain on the state of the race with the election exactly four weeks away. >>> and skin and bones. matthew mcconaughey goes from this to this. the story behind the actor's startling weight loss today, tuesday, october 9th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie, and you are? >> i'm matt lauer. >> we're so happy to have you here. >> good to be back. it's been a week. >> i actually requested reunited to get us all in the mood. >> you went right to peaches and herb. >> old school. ♪ reunited >> haven't heard that one in a while. thank you, appreciate it. >> welcome back. >> seems like a busy week. >> very happy to have you back. hard to talk politics with peaches and herbs is playing. >> a lot has happened. >> or big bird coming front and center in the presidential campaign.
mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's it's sesame street. >> this morning john mccain on the state of the race with the election exactly four weeks away. >>> and skin and bones. matthew mcconaughey goes from this to this. the story behind the actor's startling weight loss today, tuesday, october 9th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>>...
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in an interview, romney says his campaign is "about the 100% in america." he's also taking aim at the president capitalizing on comments made by then illinois state senator obama 14 years ago in favor of redistribution. the obama campaign responded, though, saying that romney would redistribute wealth from the middle class to the wealthiest americans. >>> the french government is bracing for a possible backlash after a magazine published caricatures of the prophet muhammad. a few hours after the cartoons appeared, a small bomb exploded inside a jewish grocery store in a paris suburb injuring at least one person. a prosecutor said it was too early to draw any conclusions about the motives. >>> newly released forensic tests show that the only dna found on the gun used to shoot florida teen trayvon martin belonged to george zimmerman. zimmerman is facing second-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting. he has pleaded not guilty and says he acted in self-defense. the new dna evidence, though, could help prosecutors knock down that self-defense claim. >>> a
in an interview, romney says his campaign is "about the 100% in america." he's also taking aim at the president capitalizing on comments made by then illinois state senator obama 14 years ago in favor of redistribution. the obama campaign responded, though, saying that romney would redistribute wealth from the middle class to the wealthiest americans. >>> the french government is bracing for a possible backlash after a magazine published caricatures of the prophet muhammad. a...
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can you deny that the momentum, robert, is firmly on the side of mitt romney right now? >> well, matt, we always expected this to be a very close race, and we expect it as we got closer to election day that the race would tighten even more. we've prepared for that since the beginning of this. but, look, i think it's a discussion of real issues that are going to be what separates these two candidates. you know, your piece that peter just did mentioned, you know, the fact that one more time we've got an example of mitt romney changing a position in publicven though everybody knows what he believes. yes, they are telling "the des moines register" he has absolutely nothing on his agenda to restrict a woman's right to choose when he said in a debate that he'd be happy to sign a piece of legislation that banned all abortions. it's one -- it's one -- look, it's one more thing that we've seen from mitt romney that he's trying to have two different positions as we get closer to voting. >> robert, i'm glad you say it's about real issues, because i have to be honest with you. i per
can you deny that the momentum, robert, is firmly on the side of mitt romney right now? >> well, matt, we always expected this to be a very close race, and we expect it as we got closer to election day that the race would tighten even more. we've prepared for that since the beginning of this. but, look, i think it's a discussion of real issues that are going to be what separates these two candidates. you know, your piece that peter just did mentioned, you know, the fact that one more time...
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romney also talked very candidly about her own diagnosis with ms. can you see the full interview on "rock center with brian williams" at 10:00 here on nbc. >> still ahead, the two men inside this crash miraculously survived and are with us for >>> just ahead, the investigation into three mysterious deaths in the last year at a rehab center linked to scientology. >> and a child doesn't reach her destination. why did it take the airline so long to find her? [ female announcer ] quaker yogurt granola bars. they're whole grain good... and yummy good. real fruit pieces. 12 grams of whole grains and a creamy yogurt flavored coating. quaker yogurt granola bars. treat yourself good. yeah go hide. one, two... [ son ] come and find me! three! [ male announcer ] bite-sized chicken's grown up. new kfc bites. freshly hand-breaded in the colonel's original recipe. try 10 bites with an 8 piece meal for $19.99. today tastes so good. hi, honey. how's the camping trip? well, kids had fun, but i think i slept on a rock. what are you doing? having coffee. ah, sounds go
romney also talked very candidly about her own diagnosis with ms. can you see the full interview on "rock center with brian williams" at 10:00 here on nbc. >> still ahead, the two men inside this crash miraculously survived and are with us for >>> just ahead, the investigation into three mysterious deaths in the last year at a rehab center linked to scientology. >> and a child doesn't reach her destination. why did it take the airline so long to find her? [ female...
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> mitt romney is not the solution. he's the problem. >> reporter: on sunday a course of democrats slammed him for lack of transparency with his finance. >> there's disturbing reports he has a bermuda corporation, secretive bermuda corporation no one knows anything about, investments in the cayman's, a swiss bank account. why does an american businessman need a swiss bank account. >> reporter: romney spokesman dismissed them as character attacks. some conservatives are questioning the nature of the campaign. days after "wall street journal" blasted the republican team for potentially squandering an historic opportunity. >> president obama had three disappointing months but he's holding his own. if i were in the romney camp that would worry me. >> reporter: you can expect to see a lot more ads especially in the key swing states. $100 million worth alone. there's a new gallup poll that show it may be helping the president, 76% now say they support president obama, just 6% favor mitt romney. overall, though, this race is s
> mitt romney is not the solution. he's the problem. >> reporter: on sunday a course of democrats slammed him for lack of transparency with his finance. >> there's disturbing reports he has a bermuda corporation, secretive bermuda corporation no one knows anything about, investments in the cayman's, a swiss bank account. why does an american businessman need a swiss bank account. >> reporter: romney spokesman dismissed them as character attacks. some conservatives are...
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>> governor romney has to win more than 50%. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the ballot. that's not going to continue. we're going to move to states where i will have more advantage. we'll move to states where governor romney has no proven ability to be successful. the math isn't the issue. the issue is vision. the issue is governor romney having outspent me 10 to 1 and still isn't able to close the deal and is not on a path himself to get to this. we need to let this thing sort out. you know, if we have a continued contested primaries going through this, we'll see shortly that the conservative in this race is going to rise, continue to start winning states
>> governor romney has to win more than 50%. the current pace governor romney has been winning -- and he's had all the favorable states, three of his home states. i have only one home state. but he's had three of his home states up already in this election. he's had huge advantages because of early organization. was able to get on the ballot and win a large chunk of delegates simply because of delegates that speaker gingrich or i wasn't able to get on the ballot. that's not going to...
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the president at 49%, romney with 47%. the granite state will be mitt romney's final stop before election day. >> reporter: the schedule tells you everything, the president four times in ohio. he'll be multiple times in wisconsin and iowa these last four days. only one stop each in florida and new hampshire and nevada, matt. >> chuck todd at the white house, let me remind our viewers, election night coverage will come to you from democracy plaza here at rockefeller center. it will be open to the public starting tomorrow. >> we want to return to the gridlock that's being caused by the storm. nbc's kerry sanders is above yonkers right now. >> it is truly a test of patience as we take you down over yonkers here. you can see the line backed up. what you're looking at here are check points to make sure that those driving into the city -- that's the henry hudson parkway, are actually following the rules. those rules are, three people per car. well, as you know, there are some people who think they can skirt by. so they're doing
the president at 49%, romney with 47%. the granite state will be mitt romney's final stop before election day. >> reporter: the schedule tells you everything, the president four times in ohio. he'll be multiple times in wisconsin and iowa these last four days. only one stop each in florida and new hampshire and nevada, matt. >> chuck todd at the white house, let me remind our viewers, election night coverage will come to you from democracy plaza here at rockefeller center. it will...
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there's governor romney, laughing it up ringside. he actually visited the dressing room of manny pacquiao before the fight. according to pacquiao's publicist governor romney said, quote, hi, manny. i ran for president. i lost. it was tense for a moment. but then i guess he laughed and the dressing room exploded into laughter. >> still worked out well for manny. >> it's funny you say that. manny was knocked out in the sixth round. i think we have the reaction from mitt romney as pacquiao lay face down. >> that's the same face he saw when fox called ohio. >> ow! >> actually interesting. i didn't know he is a congressman in the philippines, a boxer and a congressman and apparently wants to run for president. >> exactly. >> a lot to talk about. >> trading some political -- yeah. >> he was face down on the c canvas, too, saturday night. met with manny pacquiao. we've seen mitt romney, riding a roller coaster at disneyland, pumping gas at costco. life after the election. >> everywhere he goes, they'll snap a picture. >> that's the beauty o
there's governor romney, laughing it up ringside. he actually visited the dressing room of manny pacquiao before the fight. according to pacquiao's publicist governor romney said, quote, hi, manny. i ran for president. i lost. it was tense for a moment. but then i guess he laughed and the dressing room exploded into laughter. >> still worked out well for manny. >> it's funny you say that. manny was knocked out in the sixth round. i think we have the reaction from mitt romney as...
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he's not had as many debates as mitt romney. romney knows where president obama is weak. woman any went in there from the opening answer the other night, he was aggressive. he was the guy in the board room, the corporate shark, knew how to get this audience done and was going to run over everybody. i think that might play to his disadvantage in the long run. >> let me ask you about the 47% remarks. mitt romney said on fox the other night he thinks they were completely wrong, those remarks. initially he stood by them. do you see a larger change in strategy in the romney campaign? >> it is mandatory. he can't go to ohio and explain the 47% without correcting that. this is definitely a redirect on the part of the campaign, and they are doing it at the right time. they are doing it -- this is actually the most momentum that mitt romney has had throughout this whole campaign. this is the perfect time to make that correction, but are people going to believe it? that's the question. >> very quickly, what do you think president obama does for the next debate? do you think he'll b
he's not had as many debates as mitt romney. romney knows where president obama is weak. woman any went in there from the opening answer the other night, he was aggressive. he was the guy in the board room, the corporate shark, knew how to get this audience done and was going to run over everybody. i think that might play to his disadvantage in the long run. >> let me ask you about the 47% remarks. mitt romney said on fox the other night he thinks they were completely wrong, those...
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romney's strength include good businessman, change, conservative. his neck tigatives, wealthy, ou touch. the president's -- meanwhile both holding breath on health care. our polls show 35% think the president's plan is a good idea. 41% calling it a bad one. whatever the decision, romney already has his response. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, the first three and a half years of this president's term is wasted on something that has not helped the american people. if it is deemed to stand, then i'll tell you one thing, we're going to have to have a president, and i'm not one, that's going to get rid of obama care. we'll stop it on day one. >> by the way, matt, early this week we were talking a lot about immigration. there's some evidence that the president's decision on immigration, to deal with those undocumented workers, children of them coming into the country and having them not deported, he saw his support among hispanics jump five points in our poll, matt. >> chuck, thank you very much. it's now 13 after the hour. here is ann. >>
romney's strength include good businessman, change, conservative. his neck tigatives, wealthy, ou touch. the president's -- meanwhile both holding breath on health care. our polls show 35% think the president's plan is a good idea. 41% calling it a bad one. whatever the decision, romney already has his response. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, the first three and a half years of this president's term is wasted on something that has not helped the american people. if it is...
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romney's campaign said he disagrees with mourdock's comments, and they do not reflect his views. >>> a preliminary investigation into the massachusetts company at the heart of that deadly meningitis outbreak has found visible fungus, standing water and other cleanliness problems at that facility. the ongoing state investigation into the now shuttered company has governor devalue patrick tightening regulations statewide. >>> a shocking arrest in the murder of a 12-year-old girl from southern new jersey. a pair of teenage brothers from autumn pasquale's neighborhood have been charged with her murder after a two-day search found her body stuffed in a recycling container. the boys' mother apparently alerted police about her own 15 and 17-year-olds saying a facebook posting by one of them concerned her. authorities say the younger boy lured autumn to his home to steal her bike before the two then killed her. her bike and other belongings were found in the boys' home. >>> officials near a vandenberg air force base after a shark killed a 39-year-old surfer. attacks are consistent with that
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kicks off a tour dfour-day bus this as an ad questions romney's history of paying income taxes. meanwhile he could be days away from announcing his running mate. >>> legal analysts say could lay the groundwork by not guilty by reason of insanity. hired an attorney for the psychiatrist that treated him. >>> for the first time great white sharks swimming off cape cod have been fited with electronic tags so they can be tagged by an underwater robotic shark cam. this footage for discovery channel's shark week was shot in the same area where a swimmer was recently attacked by a great white. discovery kicks off 25th annual shark week this sunday. we'll have special shark week coverage starting monday right here on "today." scary to see that shark jumping out of the water. we've been exhausted, travelers willing to sleep anywhere at the airport. this crossed the line. check it out. this right here is a drunk tourist from norway who decided to pass the time until his flight at the airport by taking a nap with his suitcase on the luggage carousel still clutching his beer. the belt took t
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>> well, there is some good news for romney. he's now right side up, more people have a favorable view of him. but a negative rating in ohio. more people have an unfavorable view of him in ohio than a favorable one. and that's why you'll see him spend a lot of time there. he has narrowed that gap from eight points down to six. he's going to have to get that personal favorable rating. and the president has been pounding him with negative ads. >> where do you see the president's job approval in this poll? >> well, the one thing i would say is a yellow flag for the president is that job approval rating, particularly in ohio. so in florida and virginia, the job approval is at 48%, about matches his ballot. that's what happens, what your job approval rating is and what you end up on a general election ballot is usually the same number. in ohio, he's at 51%, but his job rating's at 47%. it's unusual to overperform your job rating that high. if you're the romney folks, you look at that 47% figure and think, you know what? we've got a r
>> well, there is some good news for romney. he's now right side up, more people have a favorable view of him. but a negative rating in ohio. more people have an unfavorable view of him in ohio than a favorable one. and that's why you'll see him spend a lot of time there. he has narrowed that gap from eight points down to six. he's going to have to get that personal favorable rating. and the president has been pounding him with negative ads. >> where do you see the president's job...
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we mitt the romney boys, mitt and ann romney's five sons. the sixth young man at the table is peter alexander. he covers the romney campaign for us. his exclus ive and wide-ranging conversation with the romney five. >> they are quite a starting five. the romney brothers could soon become america's first sons. they certainly look the part. handsome, disciplined, and fiercely competitive as i found out firsthand. this is not a joke. you guys like to compete? >> yeah. >> we're competitive on about anything you can exceptive on. >> ranging from 31 to 42, craig the youngest is in real estate. ben is a doctor. josh, the middle son is also in real estate as is matt. tag, the oldest, runs a private equity firm like his father once did. these days they're rarely altogether. last time everybody was together was when? >> new hampshire, primary night in new hampshire. >> you forgot that ben was there? >> yeah, we occasionally forget about ben. ben can be quiet. >> the romney brothers were raised in belmont, a boston suburb, all attended the same private
we mitt the romney boys, mitt and ann romney's five sons. the sixth young man at the table is peter alexander. he covers the romney campaign for us. his exclus ive and wide-ranging conversation with the romney five. >> they are quite a starting five. the romney brothers could soon become america's first sons. they certainly look the part. handsome, disciplined, and fiercely competitive as i found out firsthand. this is not a joke. you guys like to compete? >> yeah. >> we're...
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you didn't mention it once, neither did governor romney. he's asking americans to make him the next commander in chief. how can you not remember that war? >> i think you have to remember the day before that speech mitt romney wept to the american legion and gave a lengthy speech on the topic. he was invited, did a lengthy speech the day before. >> on a more personal note you know over the next couple months you and your family are going to face enormous scrutiny. you have a wife and three young children. are you at all worried about the impact this race and this process will have on your family? >> jan and i discussed that quite a bit. months ago when i agreed to go through the vetting process, we talked about it, we prayed about it. we came to the conclusion this is such a unique time in our country's history that we really have a chance to get this country on the right track. we're on the wrong track. people are not better off than they were four years ago. because of the enormity of the challenges facing the country and the leadership we
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even romney dropped a few hince. the people i've worked with over my career have been people who have the capacity to lead, and in some cases people who provide perspectives and skills that i may not share. one of the presumed favorites former minnesota governor tim pawlenty downplayed the guessing game on msnbc. >> in contact with governor romney from time to time but this week i'm focused on some yard work and business things. >> reporter: this morning even batman is being dragged into the campaign fight. while it's been in production for years, the villain in the batman movie has a familiar name, bain. >> do you think it is accidental that the name of the really vicious, fire breathing, four-eyed whatever it is villain in this movie is named bain? >> reporter: that's rush limbaugh fired up. speaking of vice presidential candidates john mccain raised some eyebrows when he explained four years ago why he picked sarah palin over mitt romney saying she was, quote, a better candidate. on tuesday mccain took on reporter
even romney dropped a few hince. the people i've worked with over my career have been people who have the capacity to lead, and in some cases people who provide perspectives and skills that i may not share. one of the presumed favorites former minnesota governor tim pawlenty downplayed the guessing game on msnbc. >> in contact with governor romney from time to time but this week i'm focused on some yard work and business things. >> reporter: this morning even batman is being dragged...
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i think in march something like $46 million to $12 million by romney. do those numbers, though, reflect the romney now who is slowly being embraced by his own party? >> well, perhaps not fully, but he had a tough primary to contend with, even though it's not officially over. it's basically over. so, he's got to catch up. there are outside groups that will be spending a lot of money on romney's behalf, in effect, by going after president obama, but romney's going to have to ramp up his fund-raising, at the same time that he's got to refocus his message and deal with weaknesses he faces as a general election candidate because of the primary fight. >> and what about a santorum endorsement? a lot of folks are waiting for that. is there some deal that he's perhaps waiting for before he comes out? >> well, i think rick santorum wants to extract a certain price, not only in terms of his profile, but in terms of the issues that he cares about. this is a hard-fought campaign in the primary. there's probably no love lost between these two candidates. and rick san
i think in march something like $46 million to $12 million by romney. do those numbers, though, reflect the romney now who is slowly being embraced by his own party? >> well, perhaps not fully, but he had a tough primary to contend with, even though it's not officially over. it's basically over. so, he's got to catch up. there are outside groups that will be spending a lot of money on romney's behalf, in effect, by going after president obama, but romney's going to have to ramp up his...
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this is very much a pick about how governor romney would vision as president -- how governor romney would govern as president romney. >> a rarity in congress, this decision has delighted conservatives and liberals, for one reason, the ryan budget. let me put it to you plainly. would president romney, if he were elected, sign the ryan budget as is if it came across his desk? >> yeah, governor romney during the primary was actually asked that question, and he said he would. it's a vision for the country as far as fiscal conservatism, pro growth policies that we need to put our country back on track. so i think that what we have to remember, though, is now that there's a particular, the romney/ryan ticket, they very much have shared values, shared vision, shared principles on how we put the economy back on track and get those 23 million americans struggling to find work in this obama era economy of high spending, high deficits, high unemployment. this is going to be a campaign that really does talk about the future of the american economy and how a governor -- how a president romney and a vi
this is very much a pick about how governor romney would vision as president -- how governor romney would govern as president romney. >> a rarity in congress, this decision has delighted conservatives and liberals, for one reason, the ryan budget. let me put it to you plainly. would president romney, if he were elected, sign the ryan budget as is if it came across his desk? >> yeah, governor romney during the primary was actually asked that question, and he said he would. it's a...
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the obama campaign is fighting back saying romney's allies are just trying to distract from romney's secretly taped remarks about 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. and can you watch tonight's debate live starting at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> former penn state graduate assistant mike mcqueary has filed suit against the university for defamation and misrepresentation. mcqueary's account that he witnessed jerry sandusky showering with a boy back in 2001 helped bring the charges that led to the former assistant football coach's conviction. mcqueary is seeking millions in damages allege the university mistreated him after the sexual abuse scandal surfaced. sandusky is not commenting on the complaint. >>> the latest search for jimmy hoffa has turned up nothing but dirt. police were searching a backyard in suburban detroit where a credible tipster told them a man, possibly the long missing former teamsters boss, had been buried some 37 years ago. soil samples gathered at the site turned up no traces of hoffa or any other human remains. hoffa was la
the obama campaign is fighting back saying romney's allies are just trying to distract from romney's secretly taped remarks about 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. and can you watch tonight's debate live starting at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> former penn state graduate assistant mike mcqueary has filed suit against the university for defamation and misrepresentation. mcqueary's account that he witnessed jerry sandusky showering with a boy back...
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we have him about 50 short, if santorum and romney do this back and forth. so today it's romney. next week or two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him -- we have him 50 short. now, could he get it in state conventions, and in other ways? he could. but that's the real challenge here for mitt romney. i say it's only a little better than 50/50. >> let me clear something up here, because there's some terminology being used here and i think it's being used almost interchangeably, yet i understand it to be very different. a brokered convention versus a contested convention. what's the difference? >> contested convention would essentially be, involve only the four candidates we have now. and they would be the only four brought up for nomination. and by the way, a rule clarification, if newt gingrich and ron paul, if they don't win five states each, their name can'
we have him about 50 short, if santorum and romney do this back and forth. so today it's romney. next week or two weeks from now on april 3rd, santorum wins in places like wisconsin, indiana, oregon and romney keeps winning in the northeast, places like new jersey, new york, et cetera, maybe even california, but santorum wins texas. you do all of this stuff, matt, i have him -- we have him 50 short. now, could he get it in state conventions, and in other ways? he could. but that's the real...
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romney as a businessman. >> governor romney in his business career created more jobs than the entire obama cabinet combined, so he could actually profit from it. >> reporter: despite the attacks, romney did pledge not to get too tough on gingrich. >> so, i'm not going to say outrageous things that could be used to hang him down the road. >> reporter: gingrich, under assault, picked up on the sentiment. >> and i appreciate governor romney taking that position, and i agree with him. >> reporter: meanwhile, gingrich, who is on his third marriage, agreed to a social conservative group's pledge asking candidates to uphold the institution of marriage through my personal fidelity to my spouse and affirming marriage as only between one man and one woman. romney reiterated his stance against gay marriage in a terse exchange with a vietnam veteran. >> you do not believe that everyone is entitled to their constitutional rights? >> no, actually, i think at the time the constitution was written, it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman, and i don't believe the supreme court
romney as a businessman. >> governor romney in his business career created more jobs than the entire obama cabinet combined, so he could actually profit from it. >> reporter: despite the attacks, romney did pledge not to get too tough on gingrich. >> so, i'm not going to say outrageous things that could be used to hang him down the road. >> reporter: gingrich, under assault, picked up on the sentiment. >> and i appreciate governor romney taking that position, and i...
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romneys got there and how many romneys are mexican citizens. that's next monday night, the next time we see you. for now and for all of us here >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news tonight. >> good evening everyone, and have the new year. a mild december has given way
romneys got there and how many romneys are mexican citizens. that's next monday night, the next time we see you. for now and for all of us here >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news tonight. >> good evening everyone, and have the new year. a mild december has given way
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romney told an iowa newspaper tuesday that he won't pursue any abortion legislation if he's elected. romney did say he would instead use an executive order to reinstate a ban on using american foreign aid to fund abortion. the president's campaign responded, quote, we know the truth about where he stands on a woman's right to choose. >>> in a surprise move this morning a russian court freed one member of a female punk rock group jailed for anti-government performance inside moscow's main cathedral. the court said the freed member never actually took part in the performance because guards threw her out before she could remove the guy tar from its case. the court did uphold two-year sentences for two other band members. >>> police have releasedmore photos and a home video of the denver-area schoolgirl who has been missing since last friday, and they hope the images will lead to sightings of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway who vanished on her walk to school. hundreds of people gathered tuesday night at a neighborhood vigil for the fifth grader. jessica's parents spoke publicly for the very
romney told an iowa newspaper tuesday that he won't pursue any abortion legislation if he's elected. romney did say he would instead use an executive order to reinstate a ban on using american foreign aid to fund abortion. the president's campaign responded, quote, we know the truth about where he stands on a woman's right to choose. >>> in a surprise move this morning a russian court freed one member of a female punk rock group jailed for anti-government performance inside moscow's...
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one true north star, his wife ann romney. tonight we begin a candid conversation. nbc's natalie morales sat down with ann romney, who was and remains for this candidate the real running mate. >> reporter: this is an image of ann romney seen by millions of americans. wealthy and privileged. watching her dressage horse rafalca at the london olympics. 200 miles away, though, i saw something different. as the voices of a welsh choir echoed from a church where her ancestors are buried, we visited the hard scrabble coal country of southern wales. >> it's very emotional for me to come back and to know what kind of lifes my grandfather lived and my father. how tough their living really was. >> reporter: her grandfather was just 6 when he began working at a mine similar to this one. her father, edward davies, grew up here too before emigrating to america where he made a fortune as an engineer and businessman. those family traits, both toughness and ambition, were very evident when i sat down with ann romney and we talked about her rol
one true north star, his wife ann romney. tonight we begin a candid conversation. nbc's natalie morales sat down with ann romney, who was and remains for this candidate the real running mate. >> reporter: this is an image of ann romney seen by millions of americans. wealthy and privileged. watching her dressage horse rafalca at the london olympics. 200 miles away, though, i saw something different. as the voices of a welsh choir echoed from a church where her ancestors are buried, we...
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and i said that is a side of mitt romney, mitt romney's a management consultant, he's buttoned up, and we don't see that. i was surprised about that. >> if you could, what is the most profound thought that each of the women communicated during their interviews? >> ann romney talked a lot about what a strength her marriage was to her. how mitt romney said to her when she was diagnosed with m.s. and she was in a deep depression that he didn't care if she made dinner, they could have cereal and toast as long as they were together. and michelle obama, you know, when she talks about the issue she cares about, you know, making sure that everyone has health care, making sure kids get nutritious meals. making sure that women have access to equal pay and work opportunities. it's really moving to hear her talk about the issues because it's so clear that she cares about them deeply. >> rosemary ellis, great issue of "housekeeping" magazine. >>> it pays to be a kid. so how much allowance should you be giving them exactly? that's right after this. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took t
and i said that is a side of mitt romney, mitt romney's a management consultant, he's buttoned up, and we don't see that. i was surprised about that. >> if you could, what is the most profound thought that each of the women communicated during their interviews? >> ann romney talked a lot about what a strength her marriage was to her. how mitt romney said to her when she was diagnosed with m.s. and she was in a deep depression that he didn't care if she made dinner, they could have...